Weekly note

Best time to visit Spain

2 destinations in Spain, each scored month by month, side by side.

Barcelona
Photo by Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
May and June are a sweet spot at both.

The destinations

Month by month

Place JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Barcelona 13° 14° 15° 17° 21° 25° 28° 28° 25° 22° 17° 15°
Madrid 10° 14° 16° 20° 24° 30° 34° 34° 27° 22° 15° 11°
Sweet spots 101122111010

Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.

Trips through Spain

Before you go

Cost of livingmoderate — prices run about 65% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
CurrencyQ4916
LanguagesSpanish, Galician, Basque, Catalan
PlugsType C and F, 230 V
DrivingOn the right
Emergency112, 061, 091
Calling code+34
Travel advice No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-08-12

Health. Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare you may need you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation This is particularly important if you have a health condition or are pregnant. Emergency medical number Dial 112 and ask for an ambulance. Contact your insurance or medical assistance company quickly if you’re referred to … More.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-09-23. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Spain as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.